"Heavens, we've a whole day free, we must make use of it. Quickly Janice, find the Moleskine notepad and let's embark on penning a list of chores."
I try to avoid chores on a Friday. In fact I try and avoid chores full stop. 'Chores' - horrible word. Negative. Rhymes with sores, bores, whores, The Corrs, flaws, clause, wars, laws, muted applause, eaten by Jaws. Not nice. Of course you can sex chores up a bit by simultaneously playing Rackmaninov at full blast, or injecting heroin but it's still a chore.
'Pottering' is a bit better. It suggests a lighter, less ordered way of dealing with the humdrum. Like a chaffinch singing quietly to itself whilst skipping around on a lawn occasionally headbutting an acorn in the direction of it's nest. Pottering suggests long breaks from the days tasks. Sitting outside in the sun with a cup of tea and a brochure from a lawn-laying company you've got no interest in ever using.
But even better than 'pottering' I like the idea of 'absorption'. Absorption is the idea of letting distracting thoughts get the better of you and spontaneously absorbing them into your day. For instance, you could start the day with the plan of arranging your gas bills into a neat pile but distracted by a new tune going round your head you pick up the guitar and spend an hour working out the chord changes. You then notice a cobweb that needs removing. Whilst removing the cobweb you remember a link Jason King sent you of a kangaroo being sick on YouTube so you sit down to enjoy that... and so on.
Today I 'absorbed'. Evening falls and I receive a call from Page.
"What did you do today Adrian?"
"Well I started the day trying to change my Internet provider and ended it being arrested after rioting at a 'Ban PE from Schools march' in Peckham.
"Talk Talk?"
"Nah, I'm giving BT another go."
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